Chapter 8 of The Monster Men is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Monster Men is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked. “Out of my sight! Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you. Away! Before I go mad and slay you.”
Chapter 8 of The Monster Men is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading ““My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading ““My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading ““My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading ““My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “Before I go mad and slay you.””
lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling
From this reading “Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.”
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading ““My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
anew
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Away!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I go mad and slay you.”
a female human offspring
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Before I go mad and slay you.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
roused to anger
From this reading Before I go mad and slay you.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
and nothing more
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Before I go mad and slay you.”
lacking sensitivity or the capacity for deep feeling
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
a special situation
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “My God!” groaned the stricken man; and then his eyes again falling upon the silent giant in the doorway, “Out of my sight,” he shrieked.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Never let me see you again—and to think that I would have given my only daughter to a soulless thing like you.
Chapter 8 of The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 8 holds 159 sentences of The Monster Men, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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